Category Archives: vA news

vAOIG–EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT HOMELESS BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK

Posted on June 27, 2012 by asknod

Here’s another OIG boondoggle that would make the Pope proud. Now that we know the how and why, we can cure the problem, right? Well…..not exactly. This far more complicated than we know and will require another $100,000.00 study and … Continue reading →

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VHA– WHY YOU MIGHT NOT BE GETTING THAT LIVER

Posted on June 27, 2012 by asknod

Member Mike is a wizard, as are all of you in my mind. With all the nasty disease processes and depression piled high, you still manage to find time to dig these nuggets up. This one is a daisy. I commend each and every … Continue reading →

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VA: Fixing Fiduciary problems too costly

Posted on June 27, 2012 by joeaveragevet

No, I didn’t  make this stuff up.    When congress wanted to know why the VA does not have more oversight on things like convicts and gamblers having control over Veterans finances, ultimately stealing their money, the VA responded they … Continue reading →

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WHAT’S IN A NAME?

Posted on June 25, 2012 by asknod

The military has finally decided that PTSD is misnamed. They think labeling it a disorder might drive away potential sufferers who are turned off by the term “disorder”. The newest idea seems to be PTSI as in “injury”. Well, there … Continue reading →

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THE UNDERWEAR GNOMES

Posted on June 24, 2012 by asknod

After a suitable amount of time to accumulate a body of emails that discussed their impressions of the brouhaha at the House hearing last Tuesday, I can say that it is apparent there is general consensus among Veterans at this site that … Continue reading →

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AO CLAIMS ALMOST COMPLETE

Posted on June 20, 2012 by asknod

This just in from member Shawn-vA claims they are virtually caught up with the AO backlog caused by Congress’ addition of the new presumptives on AO. They act like they built the Eiffel Tower overnight from the way it’s reported. … Continue reading →

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VARO CORRUPTION AGAIN

Posted on June 20, 2012 by asknod

What should my wondering eyes set upon in this morning’s fishwrap? Why, yet another diatribe about vA personnel scamming the system. Times are hard in this new economic dilemma we find ourselves in. Apparently it is breeding a new paradigm among … Continue reading →

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VA DOG AND PONY SHOW IN DETROIT JUNE 26-28

Posted on June 19, 2012 by asknod

This was just tweeted to me. It’s priceless. Wow. We can get instant access to everything–except a job. What kind of tobacco have they been smoking? Next thing they’ll be handing out prophylactics too. How about lollipops with “I’m a VA sucker” … Continue reading →

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VA EMPLOYEES SAY “NOT IT!”

Posted on June 19, 2012 by asknod

Here’s a link to Swords and Plowshares’ web site. Holy shit, Batman. Read them and weep. Now the vA employees are up in arms. I wondered how long it would be before they refused to take any more blame for what the … Continue reading →

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Why OSC?

Posted on June 17, 2012 by joeaveragevet

Yesterday I published an article on an OSC poll.  About a third of you guessed that OSC was the “Office of Special Counsel”.   You were correct, but what has that got to do with anything? A  few weeks ago, … Continue reading →

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